:00:00. > :00:13.Sir Cliff Richard's Berkshire home is being searched by police
:00:14. > :00:16.in connection with an allegation of a sexual nature.
:00:17. > :00:21.A search warrant was granted, after an allegation dating back to
:00:22. > :00:28.the 1980s, involving a boy who was under 16 at the time.
:00:29. > :00:30.Sir Cliff was not at the property this morning - he's
:00:31. > :00:37.We'll be live in Berkshire later in the programme.
:00:38. > :00:43.America says a rescue mission in Iraq is now unlikely
:00:44. > :00:45.after fewer people were found stranded - although thousands are
:00:46. > :00:51.David Cameron said Britain remains ready to act.
:00:52. > :00:55.More A* grades for A-level students - but the pass rate has gone down
:00:56. > :01:01.GP practices to face closure if they're found to be failing -
:01:02. > :01:06.Alarming news for the eurozone, as Europe's two biggest economies
:01:07. > :01:13.And the perils of prosthetics - a pilot's arm comes off
:01:14. > :01:26.Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.
:01:27. > :01:28.In the last few minutes, it's been revealed Sir Cliff Richard's home
:01:29. > :01:31.in Berkshire is being searched by police, in connection with
:01:32. > :01:37.The allegation dates back to the 1980s and involves a boy who was
:01:38. > :01:48.Our correspondent David Sillito has more.
:01:49. > :01:54.A small convoy of an unmarked police cars arrived mid-morning, and headed
:01:55. > :02:00.through security at the complex of apartments near Sunningdale. From
:02:01. > :02:05.the air, though, the cars could be seen as they parked, and as the
:02:06. > :02:09.police team made its way towards the empty apartment owned by Sir Cliff
:02:10. > :02:13.Richard. The officers are from South Yorkshire, and the investigation is
:02:14. > :02:18.linked to an alleged incident that took place in the county in the
:02:19. > :02:23.1980s. As the search began, police in South Yorkshire made a statement.
:02:24. > :02:26.Today, I can confirm South Yorkshire Police have gained entry into a
:02:27. > :02:30.property in the Sunningdale area of Berkshire. Officers are currently
:02:31. > :02:34.searching the property. A search warrant has been granted after the
:02:35. > :02:37.police received an allegation relating to a sexual nature, the
:02:38. > :02:41.allegation relates to a young boy, under the age of 16. The owner of
:02:42. > :02:48.the property is not present. Thank you. Cliff Richard is at the moment
:02:49. > :02:53.believe to be in Portugal. He was interviewed there this week by a
:02:54. > :02:56.radio station. The singer, one of Britain's most accessible
:02:57. > :03:01.performers, has so far made no comment about today's police
:03:02. > :03:02.operation. Back in Berkshire, the police are, at the moment,
:03:03. > :03:11.continuing the search. Dan Johnson is outside Sir Cliff's
:03:12. > :03:26.home in Sunningdale, Berkshire. This lunch time, the searches are
:03:27. > :03:30.still going on. Police officers from South Yorkshire have been in this
:03:31. > :03:33.gated, private estate for more than two hours now. We can't see much
:03:34. > :03:37.from the road because of the level of security with the walls and gates
:03:38. > :03:42.but from the helicopter pictures, we have been able to see officers,
:03:43. > :03:44.specialist officers, going through the penthouse apartment which is
:03:45. > :03:49.owned by Sir Cliff Richard. We understand there are eight officers
:03:50. > :03:57.from South Yorkshire Police here. The allegation dates back to an
:03:58. > :03:59.alleged incident that happened in South Yorkshire in the 1980s. Police
:04:00. > :04:03.say they have not made any arrests. Despite our efforts, we have not got
:04:04. > :04:06.any response from Cliff Richard or his presented lives. -- or his
:04:07. > :04:10.representatives. America says
:04:11. > :04:12.a rescue mission to help thousands of Yazidi refugees on Mount Sinjar
:04:13. > :04:15.in northern Iraq is now unlikely. Reconnaissance flights found
:04:16. > :04:17.fewer people stranded, and David Cameron welcomed the news,
:04:18. > :04:21.but said the UK had military jets and helicopters in place to "help
:04:22. > :04:24.out in the right way" if needed. British aircraft dropped more
:04:25. > :04:28.supplies over the Sinjar mountain The UN says the humanitarian crisis
:04:29. > :04:36.in northern Iraq created by the advance of Islamist
:04:37. > :04:38.militants remains critical. Our world affairs correspondent
:04:39. > :04:50.Mike Wooldridge reports. Chinook helicopters, arriving at RAF
:04:51. > :04:53.Akrotiri in Cyprus last night, before being used in the
:04:54. > :04:59.humanitarian operations in northern Iraq. It looks as though there could
:05:00. > :05:03.be a shift of priorities. The newcomer on the ground US assessment
:05:04. > :05:07.that there are fewer people still trapped on Mount Sinjar van had been
:05:08. > :05:10.thought, and that they are in better conditions than expected, comes
:05:11. > :05:16.after the succession of airdrops relief supplies to the Yazidis,
:05:17. > :05:20.including two more British airdrops of supplies overnight. It also comes
:05:21. > :05:23.after thousands of followers of the ancient religious sect have managed
:05:24. > :05:29.to make their own way off the mountain. So, as David Cameron
:05:30. > :05:36.visited a disaster response centre today, the US led rescue mission was
:05:37. > :05:40.said to be far less likely. We have to respond to the situation as it
:05:41. > :05:44.develops. We need to make sure we have good information about how
:05:45. > :05:48.money people there are, how many need to leave, how well they can get
:05:49. > :05:52.to a place of safety, and our plans have got to be flexible enough to
:05:53. > :05:56.help those people, working with allies like the Kurds, to make sure
:05:57. > :06:00.that we can help people in need. Later, Mr Cameron return to London
:06:01. > :06:04.to chair a meeting of the emergency committee, Cobra, and discuss the
:06:05. > :06:11.next steps in what he called a complex you manage Aryan operation.
:06:12. > :06:15.-- humanitarian operation. These are among the displaced people now off
:06:16. > :06:18.Mount Sinjar but still in need of help of many kinds and still
:06:19. > :06:25.traumatised by the attack on their community by Islamic State fighters.
:06:26. > :06:32.Anyone, any people, do not change his religion from the Yazidi, to the
:06:33. > :06:35.Muslim. They will kill him. Refugees have been flocking into the
:06:36. > :06:37.Muslim. They will kill him. Refugees have been flocking into town of
:06:38. > :06:42.Dohuk, creating a crisis graphically described by an aid official today.
:06:43. > :06:48.They are arriving without means of living was abiding. They are in dire
:06:49. > :06:54.need of household items and food to continue their uncertain existence.
:06:55. > :06:58.Aid officials hope there may now be fewer chaotic scenes like this, as
:06:59. > :07:03.an Iraqi helicopter landed on Mount Sinjar. But a rescue operation of
:07:04. > :07:06.some kind is ill not ruled out, and the talk is of flexibility, and
:07:07. > :07:10.above all, keeping pace with this tragedy.
:07:11. > :07:24.Our correspondent Jim Muir is in the Iraqi city of Irbil. The
:07:25. > :07:28.situation not as bad as expected but still acute? Still acute,
:07:29. > :07:32.challenging and fast moving and that is why the British and others,
:07:33. > :07:37.certainly the Americans, are trying to keep assets in place which could
:07:38. > :07:40.respond flexibly to this fast moving situation. The situation on Mount
:07:41. > :07:44.Sinjar seems to be less critical than it appeared 24 hours ago. There
:07:45. > :07:48.will be more airdrops but the hope is that more of the refugees, the
:07:49. > :07:52.few thousand left, we are told by the Americans and others, may be
:07:53. > :07:58.able to make their way out, as so many thousands have before them,
:07:59. > :08:00.either into the Kurdish area of neighbouring Syria or through their
:08:01. > :08:04.two Dohuk province, in North West Kurdistan. But meanwhile, the
:08:05. > :08:09.potential military threat goes on. There are reports that Islamic State
:08:10. > :08:14.are massing fighters on the southern edge of the Kurdish controlled
:08:15. > :08:19.area, something like 75 miles north of Baghdad, for a possible attack.
:08:20. > :08:23.But whether it materialises or not, people are becoming aware of the
:08:24. > :08:27.Quicksilver nature, the lightning nature of these operations by
:08:28. > :08:31.Islamic State. They attack, move somewhere else, attack again and
:08:32. > :08:34.disappear. It is an enormous challenge. The international
:08:35. > :08:37.community is scramble in to face up to it. Thank you for joining us.
:08:38. > :08:40.It's the day of reckoning for teenagers waiting for A-level
:08:41. > :08:43.results - and figures show a slight rise in the numbers getting
:08:44. > :08:45.the top A* grade - although the overall pass rate fell
:08:46. > :08:50.This year, a record number of university places
:08:51. > :08:53.are on offer to students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
:08:54. > :08:56.It's thought some could get into their chosen university, even
:08:57. > :09:13.The long, nervous wait is over. In schools and colleges across England,
:09:14. > :09:20.Northern Ireland and Wales, it is the usual mix of relief, joy and
:09:21. > :09:24.some disappointment. I got three as and B. Better than I expected. I
:09:25. > :09:31.will be studying chemistry at Queen Mary. Two geography at Queens
:09:32. > :09:36.College. Very proud parents, I would imagine? Overall, it has been a
:09:37. > :09:42.slight decrease in the past rate from a star-8, bite .01%. It is the
:09:43. > :09:50.first robin 32 years, but it equates in a small knob, around 800. I have
:09:51. > :09:55.got three stars and an A. That is pretty good. I think I'm in. There
:09:56. > :10:01.has been an increase in A* grades being awarded and the shift towards
:10:02. > :10:05.traditional subjects, referred to as facilitating subjects like science
:10:06. > :10:08.and maths. We are seeing a savvy kind of student coming through. They
:10:09. > :10:13.know what they want, what they are being asked for. We are seeing a
:10:14. > :10:17.shift to the more facilitating subjects, as the universities
:10:18. > :10:22.describe them. And the rise in A* grades which we think is around the
:10:23. > :10:27.students strategies. It has been a busy morning for the university
:10:28. > :10:30.admissions service. There are 30,000 extra university places this year
:10:31. > :10:40.and it is expected that the first time, more than 500,000 places will
:10:41. > :10:42.be allocated for courses this autumn. Demand is strong.
:10:43. > :10:44.Universities want to recruit people, even now, after qualifications, they
:10:45. > :10:48.want to recruit people through clearing. We have 30,000 courses
:10:49. > :10:53.advertising vacancies. It is a really good time if you are applying
:10:54. > :10:57.through clearing this year. Whether students have not done as well as
:10:58. > :11:00.expected or better, because there are a record number of university
:11:01. > :11:04.places on offer this year, many more will have the option to shop around
:11:05. > :11:10.in what is increasingly a buyers market. Having achieved two a grades
:11:11. > :11:15.and an A*. Kumar is one of many whose options have opened up. I have
:11:16. > :11:23.got my firm choice but I can go higher if I want. Definitely, I
:11:24. > :11:25.will. A bit of shopping around? Yes. There are still more Britons in
:11:26. > :11:30.university places and some will miss out. -- more applicants than
:11:31. > :11:32.university places. But they stand a better chance than ever.
:11:33. > :11:44.Our education correspondent Alex Forsyth is in Bristol.
:11:45. > :11:50.The phrase buyers market was used. It sounds like it is a good time to
:11:51. > :11:55.chase a university place. Yes, we are in the West of England and these
:11:56. > :11:58.helpers are trying to fill the couple of hundred places they have
:11:59. > :12:02.got left. This institution has had over 3000 calls this morning
:12:03. > :12:06.already. It seems as though this will be replicated up and down the
:12:07. > :12:09.country but as you say, it is a particularly good year for students.
:12:10. > :12:14.Despite the slight drop in the overall pass rate, there is a record
:12:15. > :12:17.number of places on offer. That is deliberate by the government,
:12:18. > :12:20.offering 30,000 more and institutions can offer as many as
:12:21. > :12:24.they want to high achieving students. While some pupils may not
:12:25. > :12:28.quite have got the grades they need, they could still get into
:12:29. > :12:31.their first was university. Those that don't still have plenty of
:12:32. > :12:35.options available through clearing operations like this. This year,
:12:36. > :12:38.even some of the top universities have offered places through
:12:39. > :12:43.clearing. Of course, that does not mean every student will get to study
:12:44. > :12:46.what they want, where they want. But various still plenty of time for
:12:47. > :12:54.them to get onto a course which they think will help their career. --
:12:55. > :12:56.there is still plenty of time. Universities need to get the places
:12:57. > :12:57.filled to make sure they balance the books.
:12:58. > :13:00.Israel and the Palestinians have agreed a fresh five-day ceasefire
:13:01. > :13:02.in Gaza, negotiated at the end of a three-day truce.
:13:03. > :13:05.The decision is intended to allow time for more substantial talks,
:13:06. > :13:10.aimed at resolving the deadlock between the two sides.
:13:11. > :13:13.Failing GP practices in England could be closed
:13:14. > :13:16.if they don't improve, under a new inspection programme.
:13:17. > :13:20.Surgeries given the bottom rating of "inadequate" will get six months
:13:21. > :13:23.to resolve problems, and could then face outside intervention, through
:13:24. > :13:28.But doctors' leaders say closing practices won't improve
:13:29. > :13:39.Our health correspondent Jane Dreaper has more.
:13:40. > :13:46.Patients use GP surgeries more than any other part of the NHS. Teams of
:13:47. > :13:50.inspectors are visiting all 8000 practices in England over the next
:13:51. > :13:55.18 months, looking at how well patients are treated, and whether
:13:56. > :14:00.surgeries are clean and well run. Failing practices will be given six
:14:01. > :14:04.months to improve or face closure. The first inspections have found a
:14:05. > :14:09.few practices where care has been poor for many years. When we have
:14:10. > :14:13.spoken to local people, they have raised concerns. Local GPs have
:14:14. > :14:17.known the practices that have been poor. But the NHS has not done
:14:18. > :14:24.anything about it. We think that is wrong. There needs to be a
:14:25. > :14:26.consistent and transparent system. The new ratings the GP surgeries
:14:27. > :14:30.will be published in November. Patients will be able to see how
:14:31. > :14:35.their practice has scored in one of four categories. It is the first
:14:36. > :14:37.time there has been an independent inspections system, designed to
:14:38. > :14:43.uncover what is thought to be a small number of practices which are
:14:44. > :14:47.not serving patients well. Doctors leaders admixed some surgeries are
:14:48. > :14:51.struggling, but they say that sometimes this is down to funding
:14:52. > :14:55.pressures, and difficulties in recruiting GPs. They want failing
:14:56. > :15:01.surgeries to be given help, not blame. There will be some practices
:15:02. > :15:04.that are given support without closure. But the small number that
:15:05. > :15:09.do close will be given a lot of support to help them get back on
:15:10. > :15:12.track quickly. It is in nobody's test interest to close general
:15:13. > :15:17.practices around the country. We are short staffed enough as it is and it
:15:18. > :15:20.would benefit nobody. Under the new system, inspectors will share any
:15:21. > :15:25.concerns about underperforming doctors with the medical regulator.
:15:26. > :15:28.The measures have been welcomed by the Patients' Association. It says
:15:29. > :15:41.this scrutiny of GP care is long overdue. IS Our top story. Sir Cliff
:15:42. > :15:44.Richard 's Berkshire home is being searched by police in connection
:15:45. > :15:49.with an allegation of a sexual nature dating back to the 1980s.
:15:50. > :15:51.Still to come, England's brilliant bowler, Moeen Ali, and his new-found
:15:52. > :15:54.role model status. The first A-level students to study
:15:55. > :15:57.at a free school celebrate their results today - with many
:15:58. > :16:00.gaining places at top universities. And Mo Farah beats
:16:01. > :16:03.the elements to take gold over 10,000 metres at the
:16:04. > :16:13.European Championships in Zurich. 45 years ago the world watched
:16:14. > :16:17.as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took "one small step for man,
:16:18. > :16:20.one giant leap for mankind". The historic moon-landing
:16:21. > :16:23.established the Americans as the leaders in the Space Race
:16:24. > :16:26.against the Soviet Union. But
:16:27. > :16:28.when NASA closed its space-shuttle programme, that dynamic changed and
:16:29. > :16:33.the US became dependent on Russia. Now, political tensions between
:16:34. > :16:35.the two countries over Ukraine is threatening the collaboration,
:16:36. > :16:53.as our science correspondent The moment that marked the end of
:16:54. > :16:57.the intense rivalry of the space race, in 1975 the Americans and
:16:58. > :17:01.Soviets made history, docking spacecraft. With this handshake they
:17:02. > :17:06.paved the way for a new time of collaboration. But today the
:17:07. > :17:12.Americans do not just work with the Russians, they depend upon them.
:17:13. > :17:15.This is the Discovery shuttle, it ferried astronauts to space the
:17:16. > :17:20.nilly 30 years, today though it is here, in a museum. There is no
:17:21. > :17:24.replacement com instead the Americans have to pay the Russians
:17:25. > :17:30.for a ride in their spacecraft, at a cost of more than $60 million per
:17:31. > :17:34.seat. The International Space Station has long served as a symbol
:17:35. > :17:40.of unity in space. But the Russians have threatened to put a stop to
:17:41. > :17:45.these space taxi rides, effectively grounding American astronauts. But
:17:46. > :17:48.the Russians would also lose out. In the case of building the
:17:49. > :17:52.International Space Station, America agreed to build the electronics and
:17:53. > :18:02.the Power Systems and Bush agreed to build the fuel systems. We are
:18:03. > :18:07.joined together. -- Russia agreed. But also the rockets which launch
:18:08. > :18:10.American satellites, including the military satellites, are powered by
:18:11. > :18:15.engines which are bought from Russia. In essence, America needs
:18:16. > :18:22.Russian technology to spy upon Russia. But now the supply line is
:18:23. > :18:24.under threat. We cannot put up the satellites reliably by ourselves
:18:25. > :18:31.right now, if Russia said we're not giving you any more, we would have
:18:32. > :18:36.to scramble to a replacement. For now, at least, these problems seem a
:18:37. > :18:40.long way away for the cosmonauts and the astronauts currently on board
:18:41. > :18:47.the space station. Their work could help to take humans to Mars or
:18:48. > :18:52.beyond. I would be very sad if collaboration between Russia and the
:18:53. > :18:56.United States and the collaboration between Russia and the European
:18:57. > :18:58.Union would fail. Because it is against Russian interests and
:18:59. > :19:05.American interests and European interests. For many years the
:19:06. > :19:10.alliance in space has survived political upheavals. But if recent
:19:11. > :19:17.tensions grow, the of space without Borders could be at an end.
:19:18. > :19:19.Well, tensions between Russia and Ukraine are continuing.
:19:20. > :19:21.Russian trucks carrying aid are heading for rebel-held eastern
:19:22. > :19:23.Ukraine, despite Ukrainian officials saying they wouldn't allow them in.
:19:24. > :19:28.There is continuing confusion about exactly where they're going.
:19:29. > :19:31.It comes as President Putin visits Crimea, which was annexed by Russia
:19:32. > :19:38.Our correspondent Daniel Sandford joins us now from Moscow.
:19:39. > :19:46.Daniel, what are the risks that the argument over the convoy could make
:19:47. > :19:52.the crisis worse? There are very real risks come at the heart of the
:19:53. > :19:56.story are the people of the city of Luhansk, currently occupied by
:19:57. > :20:00.pro-Russian forces, surrounded by forces from the Ukrainian army who
:20:01. > :20:05.are shelling the suburbs of the city, people are without water and
:20:06. > :20:12.electricity, the International committee for the red is our keen to
:20:13. > :20:15.get aid in, to leave. -- for the Red Cross. They will need a cease-fire
:20:16. > :20:20.to do that. What happened is that Russia decided to send a convoy of
:20:21. > :20:25.over 200 trucks from Moscow, 1000 miles from Luhansk, the trucks are
:20:26. > :20:28.now 20 miles from the Ukrainian border. They do not have the
:20:29. > :20:32.permission of the Ukrainian government to enter the Ukraine,
:20:33. > :20:37.they have not been verified, checked by any international organisations
:20:38. > :20:41.as to what they contain. We are now in a position, if those trucks
:20:42. > :20:46.crossed the border into the Ukraine, and there, the border is controlled
:20:47. > :20:51.by pro-Russian gunmen, there is a risk that somebody could open fire.
:20:52. > :20:57.It could obviously exacerbate the situation. Allowing Russia to come
:20:58. > :21:02.further into the conflict. Or, if the trucks go up, to where the
:21:03. > :21:05.Ukrainian forces are, on the outskirts of Luhansk and they are
:21:06. > :21:10.blocked from entering the city, in itself this could produce very
:21:11. > :21:13.serious tensions. There is a mad scramble at the moment by
:21:14. > :21:18.international organisations like the Red Cross, the OSCE, to try to make
:21:19. > :21:23.sure if the convoy enters, it enters with Ukrainian government
:21:24. > :21:26.permission. But the Ukrainians are sending their own convoy and it does
:21:27. > :21:28.not look as if they will give permission for the convoy to enter
:21:29. > :21:35.the country. Thank you for joining us.
:21:36. > :21:37.There's been a fourth night of protests
:21:38. > :21:40.in the American state of Missouri following the death of an unarmed
:21:41. > :21:43.black teenager who was shot dead by police in St Louis last Saturday.
:21:44. > :21:46.Crowds defied a police order and gathered in one
:21:47. > :21:49.of the city's suburbs as armoured police cars blocked off streets.
:21:50. > :21:51.Crowds defied a police order and gathered in one Then shots
:21:52. > :21:59.is small-town in the American midwest. -- a small time. But at
:22:00. > :22:03.times last night, Ferguson, Missouri, resembled a war zone.
:22:04. > :22:08.Protesters fought running battles with the police. Officers responded
:22:09. > :22:19.with tear gas, stun grenades and smoke bombs. You must disperse
:22:20. > :22:22.immediately! It was an instruction most demonstrators ignored, they had
:22:23. > :22:26.been gathering every night since Saturday, when Michael Brown was
:22:27. > :22:30.shot. The exact circumstances which led to the 18-year-old 's death are
:22:31. > :22:33.still not clear. Eyewitnesses claimed the teenager had his arms
:22:34. > :22:38.raised in surrender when he was shot several times by a police officer.
:22:39. > :22:45.The police said there was a struggle and the officer suffered facial
:22:46. > :22:48.injuries. CHANTING The protesters, who have been
:22:49. > :22:53.campaigning the day as well, claimed that Mr Brown was a victim of racism
:22:54. > :22:56.in a town where the population is predominantly black, and the local
:22:57. > :23:02.police force almost exclusively white. They need to respect the fact
:23:03. > :23:06.we are citizens in the city, they need to give as equal rights that
:23:07. > :23:14.you have when you go home to your children. The police however, say
:23:15. > :23:19.they are working with the community. We have always had a good
:23:20. > :23:21.relationship with the neighbourhood Association, apparently there has
:23:22. > :23:29.been an undertow which has bubbled to the surface. It is our first
:23:30. > :23:32.priority to address that. But with more protests expected tonight, the
:23:33. > :23:39.atmosphere in Ferguson, Missouri, remains tense.
:23:40. > :23:42.On the day after the Bank of England upgraded forecasts for economic
:23:43. > :23:44.growth here, new figures show the Eurozone's two biggest economies
:23:45. > :23:48.In Germany the economy shrank by 0.2% in the three months to
:23:49. > :23:56.the end of June, while the French economy saw no growth.
:23:57. > :24:00.Pope Francis has arrived in South Korea for his first visit to Asia
:24:01. > :24:03.At the beginning of his five-day visit, he called
:24:04. > :24:07.for dialogue and reconciliation on the divided Korean peninsula.
:24:08. > :24:10.He earlier sent a message of goodwill to China, raising hopes
:24:11. > :24:16.of an easing of tensions between the Vatican and Beijing.
:24:17. > :24:18.Tomorrow, England's cricketers could win their
:24:19. > :24:23.series against India to complete a remarkable turn around in fortunes.
:24:24. > :24:26.England lead 2-1 with the final test starting at the Oval.
:24:27. > :24:30.This comes after one of England's worst runs in recent history.
:24:31. > :24:34.With 19 wickets, and two match-winning bowling
:24:35. > :24:37.performances, Moeen Ali has become the figurehead of the new-look team,
:24:38. > :24:50.The Oval is the traditional finishing line, last year, dear,
:24:51. > :24:54.England were winning the Ashes, 12 months later half of the team were
:24:55. > :24:57.gone. Unprecedented restructuring has introduced Jos Buttler, Chris
:24:58. > :25:03.Jordan, Sam Robson, all-new this summer. This man has represented the
:25:04. > :25:08.revival. Moeen Ali will always stand out, I have enjoyed several
:25:09. > :25:14.conversations this summer about his Muslim faith, which he expresses
:25:15. > :25:23.most visibly with his beard. It is always really important. 19 wickets
:25:24. > :25:28.against India, I have lost count. We are doing all right. While he
:25:29. > :25:33.concentrates on his bowling, his status as a role model is widely
:25:34. > :25:41.appreciated. In Birmingham, where he's from, I spoke to this man, most
:25:42. > :25:46.famous for his comedy creations. He seeks to normalise British Muslim
:25:47. > :25:53.identity, cricket can do the same. Is a British Muslim, as a Birmingham
:25:54. > :25:57.native, I just want to be on an equal footing, we do not want to be
:25:58. > :26:01.superior, inferior, we want to be on a level playing field. There is no
:26:02. > :26:06.more than a level playing field than playing cricket for your country.
:26:07. > :26:10.For somebody like Moeen Ali to be chosen purely because he's one of
:26:11. > :26:15.the best 11 people in this country at playing cricket, it is absolutely
:26:16. > :26:19.superb. Of course there are still old faces in the team, this is
:26:20. > :26:23.Stuart Broad, really, after being struck by the ball in the last test
:26:24. > :26:24.he was practising batting today. Though significantly he was wearing
:26:25. > :26:34.a different design of helmet. It's emerged that passengers
:26:35. > :26:37.on a Flybe flight suffered a bumpy landing
:26:38. > :26:39.when their pilot's prosthetic arm came off, and he temporarily lost
:26:40. > :26:41.control of the plane. The pilot still managed to land
:26:42. > :26:44.at Belfast City Airport without The incident took place
:26:45. > :26:47.in mid February, but has just been made public
:26:48. > :26:58.through an air accident report. Today the winds were like in
:26:59. > :27:05.Belfast, but as the plane approached the runway in the breach, there was
:27:06. > :27:09.gusts of up to 56 mph. -- in February. As the plane came in to
:27:10. > :27:13.land the pilot realised the clamp which attached his hand to the
:27:14. > :27:17.controls had become detached. He knew he did not have enough time to
:27:18. > :27:20.explain the landing information to the co-pilot so he moved his other
:27:21. > :27:24.hand from the power lever onto the controls to regain control. That
:27:25. > :27:31.meant the power was still on, and when the plane hit the runway, there
:27:32. > :27:35.was a bump. Non-other 47 passengers were injured and the plane was not
:27:36. > :27:47.damaged Asch macro non-them. There are currently only four commercial
:27:48. > :27:51.pilots did use press the cis. -- press thesis. Prosthetic legs are
:27:52. > :27:57.quite common, but not pathetic arms. We have to go through
:27:58. > :28:01.stringent testing. We are scrutinised even more so than a
:28:02. > :28:08.disabled person. We have to be ten times person to -- ten times better
:28:09. > :28:11.than able-bodied people. Although the investigation Branch found
:28:12. > :28:16.control was lost, it was only for a moment. The pilot told investigators
:28:17. > :28:22.in future he would alert colleagues to the possibility of his arm
:28:23. > :28:25.becoming detached. Flybe says it is proud to employ staff with reduced
:28:26. > :28:33.physical abilities and the pilot remains one of the company 's most
:28:34. > :28:43.trusted and experienced. Time for a look at the weather now. We have
:28:44. > :28:48.showers, more widespread than yesterday, more angry, widespread
:28:49. > :28:51.thunderstorms across southern Wales, and southern England and the South
:28:52. > :28:56.Midlands. These storms we have picked up on the radar picture, some
:28:57. > :28:59.heavy showers further north as well across southern Scotland, drifting
:29:00. > :29:04.into northern England. Let's take a look at this afternoon 's forecast.
:29:05. > :29:07.It is one of the days where you will want to keep the umbrella close.
:29:08. > :29:11.Heavy showers to the south of London, we could get some in the
:29:12. > :29:15.capital. Downpours across south-west England. Easing off later, but heavy
:29:16. > :29:21.rain later, affecting southern Wales. In the heaviest downpours we
:29:22. > :29:28.could see 20 millimetres of rainfall in one hour. Puddles on the road and
:29:29. > :29:31.difficult travelling situation. Largely dry weather in Northern
:29:32. > :29:35.Ireland, this is one place where the weather is finally quieting down.
:29:36. > :29:38.Heading through this even in, the heavy showers we have got in
:29:39. > :29:44.Scotland will drift into North East England -- this evening. The
:29:45. > :29:51.temperatures will gradually drop away. Temperature wise, similar lows
:29:52. > :29:57.to last night, 11-14?, but a bit cruel in rule areas. Where we have
:29:58. > :30:03.more clear skies. Moving on into Friday, it is a better day, that
:30:04. > :30:05.pressure will have built, which tends to kill off most of the
:30:06. > :30:09.showers, there will be more sunshine. That said, some heavy
:30:10. > :30:15.showers in the afternoon across the Pennines, perhaps drifting into the
:30:16. > :30:18.Midlands and central and southern England and perhaps threatening
:30:19. > :30:23.London later. The weekend, not looking particularly good to be
:30:24. > :30:26.honest, strengthening winds, quite blustery and spells of rain. Also
:30:27. > :30:30.brighter spells and probably the best of the weather will be on
:30:31. > :30:33.Saturday across England and Wales. Not a bad start but it will turn
:30:34. > :30:40.breezy with the cloud spreading later. The wind will get across the
:30:41. > :30:44.West of the British Isles, the rain moving into Scotland, gale force
:30:45. > :30:48.winds as low pressure moves in for the weekend. Looking at somewhere
:30:49. > :30:53.like Aberdeen, it is 18 degrees on Saturday. When we get to Sunday and
:30:54. > :30:58.the winds come from a northerly direction the temperatures will be
:30:59. > :31:00.dropping away, highs of 14 degrees with outbreaks of rain and gale
:31:01. > :31:06.force winds. Showers expected further south. Not the best of
:31:07. > :31:13.weekends, for the moment the summer is on hold. A reminder of our top
:31:14. > :31:17.story. Police investigating a historic allegation of a sexual
:31:18. > :31:22.nature are searching a property owned by Sir Cliff Richard in
:31:23. > :31:28.Berkshire. The allegation dates back to the 1980s, and was made to South
:31:29. > :31:31.Yorkshire Police. The search warrant was granted after the police
:31:32. > :31:35.received an allegation of a sexual nature dating back to the 1980s. The
:31:36. > :31:42.allegation involved a young boy under the age of 16. At that time.
:31:43. > :31:44.The owner of the property is not present. That is all from us.